All Posts in #supply chain

Article Takeaways: Online Christmas tree sales likely to increase with new options available to consumers Christmas tree prices may fall due to strong economy and abundance of trees Experts are monitoring changes in international trade agreements and how they may…

Whitman professor Burak Kazaz, also the Steven R. Becker Professor of Supply Management and the Laura J. and L. Douglas Meredith Professor of Teaching Excellence, was recently cited in multiple publications about the prices of wines and how they will…

Burak Kazaz, professor of supply chain management at Syracuse University’s Whitman School of Management reacts to news that Amazon is set to launch a delivery service that would compete with FedEx and UPS. “In recent years, Amazon decided to develop its…

While many building and homes were destroyed following Hurricane Irma’s path through Florida, another area was hit just as hard: the citrus industry. In some parts of the state, more than half of the orange crops were destroyed, mostly as…

Despite doing the worst damage in Texas, Hurricane Harvey also touched many others around the nation and in Central New York- by increasing gas prices. Whitman Professor of Supply Chain Practice Patrick Penfield spoke with CNYCentral about this correlation. “The…

An announcement Friday by online retailer Amazon regarding its intended purchase of Whole Foods is a game changer for the grocery industry, according to an expert in supply chain management and practices. Patrick Penfield, professor of supply chain practice in…